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Sciatica Relief

By on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 | No Comments

Many people who hear the term, “sciatica,” think of a painful condition or ailment. Not so, sciatica is actually only a symptom of a condition or ailment. Those who have experienced it describe it as pain that starts in the lower spine and radiates to the buttock and down into the back of the leg, [...]

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More than Just a Pain in the Neck?

By on Friday, February 17th, 2012 | No Comments

When is a pain in the neck more than just a pain in the neck? When is it the sign that something more serious may be involved? Typically, neck pain is caused by a muscle strain, and one side of the neck may experience more pain more than the other. But when neck pain is [...]

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How Safe Are Food Preservatives?

By on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Have you ever looked at the list of ingredients on the packaging of items you buy at your local market? Some of them you can’t even pronounce – let alone describe what they are. Should this concern you? Many of those funny sounding names and abbreviations are food preservatives, and just because they’re on the [...]

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Back Support Reduces Pain

By on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Does your lower back ache all the time? Do you sit at a desk or in a car most of your day? Well then…it’s no wonder that your back hurts. So, what are you doing to support it? Sitting for long periods of time can result in spinal compression which places a lot of stress [...]

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About Back Braces

By on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | No Comments

Neck and back pain, scoliosis, back strain – each of these acute conditions may justify the use of a back brace to relieve symptoms or to prevent a particular condition from getting worse. But when are back braces effective, and when might they be of no use at all? Consider the case of childhood scoliosis. [...]

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Childhood Fevers: Fact vs. Fear

By on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Your child wakes up in the middle of the night, screaming in pain. You run to her room to see what’s wrong and her whole body feels as though it is on fire. A temperature reading indicates a fever. You’re anxious – what should you do? First of all, you need to understand the purpose [...]

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NSAIDs – Friend or Foe?

By on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Vioxx. Celebrex. Bextra. These are the prescription strength NSAIDs, or Non-Steroidal, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, that were removed from the market recently because their use led to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Now we are warned that users of over-the-counter NSAIDs (i.e., Advil, Motrin, Aleve, Ibuprofen and aspirin) to pay close attention to the [...]

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A Link Between Mercury and Autism?

By on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Remember the Mad Hatter from the childhood classic, Alice in Wonderland? Back then, the process of making hats involved using mercury compounds. Overexposure could produce symptoms referred to as being “mad.” Could there be a link between mercury and today’s increase in the number of autistic children? Autism is a developmental disability that affects, often [...]

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Why You Need That Cervical Curve

By on Monday, November 21st, 2011 | 3 Comments

You may not think about it as we do, but the natural curves that occur in the four different regions of your spinal column help to balance your body as well as prevent injury. The curve that should be present in the upper part of the spinal column, called the cervical spine, is a lordotic [...]

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Walking for Health

By on Monday, November 14th, 2011 | 2 Comments

What do you think is the most popular form of exercise? Well, if you guessed walking, you’d be correct. After all, it’s free, it’s easy, it doesn’t require any fancy equipment or clothes, it’s convenient, there’s no set schedule and you can do it almost anywhere, anytime. Health benefits of walking includes: Reduced risk of [...]

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